b'IntroductionECPEarthPlateAnchors: ECPEarthPlate IgnoringthesedrainageissueswillresultinaAnchors are a part of the complete product line band-aidbasementwallrepairthatdoesnotof screw piles, steel piers and foundation support remedy the underlying cause of the wall distress.productsmanufacturedbyEarthContact ContinuedwallmovementandpossiblefailureProducts, LLC, a family owned company based are possible.in Olathe, Kansas.The company was built upontheECPSteelPier,afourthgenerationend PlateAnchorComponents: EarthPlatebearing steel mini-pile designed and patented for Anchors looks deceptively simple, but one needsECP. to have an understanding of how these productswork,andhowtodeterminetheproper EarthECPEarthPlateAnchorsarequicklyinstalled Plate Anchor Kit to install to obtain satisfactoryandareaninexpensivewaytoprovide results.supplementallateralsupporttodistressed The ECP Earth Plate Anchor Kit contains:basement and retaining walls. 1.An EarthAnchorPlate thatis constructedPoorDrainageProblems: Basementwall from two 10 gauge stamped steel plates with hotdistress is usually the result of having saturated dip galvanizing.Each plate has two stiffeningsoil situated againstthebasementwall.Itis ribs that run parallel with the long dimension ofquite common for a builder to prepare a level lot the plate, and each plate has earth cleats formedbeforeconstruction.Manytimesafter at the narrow ends of plate.Earth Plate Anchorconstructioniscompletethebuilderdoesnot Kits are available in three sizes:grade the soil to provide positive drainage awayPALLarge 2.96 ft 2fromthenewstructure. AsaresultpoolingPAMMedium 2.31 ft 2water can lead to soil saturation at the basementPASSmall 1.65 ft 2wall. Saturatedsoilconditions canalsobe 2.The 10gaugegalvanizedsteel WallPlatecausedbygutterdownspoutsthatdischarge measures 12 by 26 inches.This plate also hasadjacenttotheperimeterofthestructure. two stiffening ribs that run parallel with the longAnother commonpracticeinvolvesimproperly dimension.constructedlandscapeimprovementsthatpromotesoilsaturationatthebasementwall. 3. An Anchor Rod Assembly consists of one orLandscapers sometimes excavate the soil at the two3/4-10 B-7 allthreadrodsandcouplingsperimeter of the structure and fill it with planting that can adjust distances of 9 to 14 feet from thesoil.Theplant-friendlylandscapesoilusually wall.Two 3/4-10 square nuts and a 4 by 6 inchdrainsverywell,buta serioussoilmoisture plate washer are included to attach the Earth Soilproblem can occur in the soilunderlyingthese Plate and the interior Wall Plate to the Anchorplantersasthewater thatistrapped belowthe Rod Assembly.plantermigratesdownwardandsaturatestheunderlyingsoil.Inotherinstancesaplanter 3/4" SQ. NUT - TYP.adjacent to the foundation is often created below EARTH PLATE ANCHORtheelevationofthelawn.Thisisdoneto 4 x 6 X 10 Ga.PLATE WASHERprevent the plant-friendly soil from migrating to 4" SQ. x 10 GA.PLATE WASHERthe lawn. All of these bad drainage conditions WALL PLATEcan saturate the soil at the basement wall, which 12" x 26" x 10 GA.then increasesthehorizontalforceagainstthebasement wall. This hydraulic force is the most ALL THD BARcommon causes of basement and retaining wall 3/4"-10 - TYP.distress, cracks, seeps and bowing. 3/4" DIA. HEX COUPLING - TYP.Asapartofanyrepairworkthatincludesearthanchorsforsupplementalhorizontalwall support, one should remediate all causes Figure 1. Earth Plate Anchor Kit Componentsof excessive water pressure.ECP Helical Plate Anchors Technical Service Manual2021 Earth Contact Products, L.L.C.2021-09 Chapter 2 - Page 39 All rights reserved'